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The gamble : General David Petraeus and the American military adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 / Thomas E. Ricks.
Van Pelt Library DS79.76 .R537 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ricks, Thomas E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petraeus, David Howell.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Petraeus, David Howell--Military leadership.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns.
- Command of troops.
- United States--History, Military--21st century.
- United States.
- History, Military.
- Physical Description:
- 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Penguin Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- "The Gamble," the story of Gen. David Petraeus and the American military, reveals that many high-level officials were opposed to the 2003 invasion.
- Contents:
- Part One The Old War Ends
- 1 Things Fall Apart (Fall 2005) 3
- 2 How to Fight this War (Fall 2005-Fall 2006) 24
- 3 Keane Takes Command (Fall 2006) 74
- 4 A Strategy is Born (Winter 2006-7) 106
- 5 If You're So Smart ... (Spring 2007) 127
- 6 Gambling on a "Shitty Hand" / (Spring and Summer 2007) 149
- 7 Signs of Life in Baghdad (Summer 2007) 200
- 8 The Domestic Opposition Collapses / (Summer and Fall 2007) 228
- 9 The Twilight Zone (Winter 2007-8) 259
- |10 Big Wasta (Spring 2008) 273
- |11 After the Surge (Summer 2008) 294
- |12 Obama's War (Fall 2008) 306
- Epilogue: The Long War 313.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-382) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594201974
- 1594201978
- OCLC:
- 233549190
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